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In this chapter, God tells Moses to tell the children of Israel (v. 2): “Speak to the Israelite people and say to them: These are My fixed times, the fixed times of the LORD, which you shall proclaim as sacred occasions.” Then, in verse 3, He commands them about the Shabbat, calling it a “mikra kodesh,” a sacred occasion \u2013 but not using the term “mo’ed,” or \u201cfixed time.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Verse 4 opens with \u201cthese are the set times of God\u2026\u201d, an opening line that suggests Shabbat was not included in this category. As a result, many commentators wondered what Shabbat was doing in this context. After all, there are new details here about some of the holidays not included in the texts where they were mentioned in the book of Exodus. Shabbat, on the other hand, has been explained in detail in other locations. If Shabbat was a mo\u2019ed<\/em>, its inclusion on this list would make sense. If it is not, why should it appear directly before?<\/span><\/p>\n

Commentators like Rashi, Ramban and Kli Yakar have interesting, if narrow, legal approaches. The juxtaposition of Shabbat and the mo\u2019adim<\/em> allows us to ask ritual legal questions such as whether the observance of holidays takes precedence over the observance of Shabbat (it does not) or whether proclaiming the leap year can take precedence over Shabbat (likewise).<\/span><\/p>\n

We can also think about the grander structural contrast between Shabbat and the other mo\u2019adim<\/em>. Shabbat occurs once every 7 days without our intervention, but in Biblical times the communal leadership declared Rosh Chodesh, which determined the dates of the holidays. Where Shabbat is routine, the mo\u2019adim<\/em> are out of the ordinary. Some people feel most inspired by unique, special experiences \u2013 the novelty of searching for chametz<\/em>, leavened bread before Pesach, or eating cheesecake when you might otherwise be going about your business on a random Monday.<\/span><\/p>\n

However, Judaism requires observance both through the routine, weekly Shabbat observance and the out-of-the-ordinary holiday experiences. Our relationship with God cannot be sustained from Sukkot to Pesach solely on the memory of a fantastic Simchat Torah. The routine Shabbat experience keeps the relationship strong, even if it is a less “exciting” experience.<\/span><\/p>\n

Mo\u2019ed<\/em> is translated as \u201cset time\u201d but it bears similarity to the Hebrew root ayin daled<\/em>, which means witness. Many of these mo\u2019adim<\/em> bear witness to God\u2019s wonders, which Ramban discusses explicitly in Deuteronomy (see his comments on 6:1). Shabbat and the mo\u2019adim<\/em> are two different kinds of observances that allow us to bear witness to God\u2019s many actions and wonders that are the cornerstone of our faith. <\/span><\/p>\n","image":{"ID":101587,"id":101587,"title":"-61fffc0511f9a--61fffc0511f9bshabbat - milim.jpg","filename":"61fffc0511f9a-61fffc0511f9bshabbat-milim.jpg.jpg","filesize":0,"url":"https:\/\/cetwpuploads.blob.core.windows.net\/wp929\/uploads\/2018\/07\/61fffc0511f9a-61fffc0511f9bshabbat-milim.jpg.jpg","link":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/en\/%d7%a9%d7%91%d7%aa-shabbat-sabbath\/61fffc0511f9a-61fffc0511f9bshabbat-milim-jpg\/","alt":"","author":"7","description":"","caption":"","name":"61fffc0511f9a-61fffc0511f9bshabbat-milim-jpg","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":34644,"date":"2022-02-06 16:49:09","modified":"2023-08-01 13:28:38","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":927,"height":604,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/cetwpuploads.blob.core.windows.net\/wp929\/uploads\/2018\/07\/61fffc0511f9a-61fffc0511f9bshabbat-milim.jpg-150x150.jpg","thumbnail-width":150,"thumbnail-height":150,"medium":"https:\/\/cetwpuploads.blob.core.windows.net\/wp929\/uploads\/2018\/07\/61fffc0511f9a-61fffc0511f9bshabbat-milim.jpg-300x195.jpg","medium-width":300,"medium-height":195,"medium_large":"https:\/\/cetwpuploads.blob.core.windows.net\/wp929\/uploads\/2018\/07\/61fffc0511f9a-61fffc0511f9bshabbat-milim.jpg-768x500.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":500,"large":"https:\/\/cetwpuploads.blob.core.windows.net\/wp929\/uploads\/2018\/07\/61fffc0511f9a-61fffc0511f9bshabbat-milim.jpg.jpg","large-width":927,"large-height":604,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/cetwpuploads.blob.core.windows.net\/wp929\/uploads\/2018\/07\/61fffc0511f9a-61fffc0511f9bshabbat-milim.jpg.jpg","1536x1536-width":927,"1536x1536-height":604,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/cetwpuploads.blob.core.windows.net\/wp929\/uploads\/2018\/07\/61fffc0511f9a-61fffc0511f9bshabbat-milim.jpg.jpg","2048x2048-width":927,"2048x2048-height":604,"post_full_size":"https:\/\/cetwpuploads.blob.core.windows.net\/wp929\/uploads\/2018\/07\/61fffc0511f9a-61fffc0511f9bshabbat-milim.jpg.jpg","post_full_size-width":927,"post_full_size-height":604,"home_baner":"https:\/\/cetwpuploads.blob.core.windows.net\/wp929\/uploads\/2018\/07\/61fffc0511f9a-61fffc0511f9bshabbat-milim.jpg-645x420.jpg","home_baner-width":645,"home_baner-height":420}},"embedded_video":"","video_duration":"","show_fb_comments":true,"credit_media":""},"tile":{"top_caption":"","main_caption":"Is Shabbat A Mo\u2019ed, A \"Fixed Time\" Like Other Holidays?","main_caption_size":"1","sub_caption":"Comparing the routine with the out-of-the-ordinary","preview_embedded":"","preview_image":{"ID":101587,"id":101587,"title":"-61fffc0511f9a--61fffc0511f9bshabbat - 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